Deputies said he fired a pistol into the ground as his neighbor walked away from his property following a confrontation.

About 1:45 a.m. Saturday, Benjamin Mejia went to Rodriguez's front door and accused him or his family members of slashing tires on Mejia's vehicle.

As they stood in the doorway, Rodriguez made his pistol clearly visible in his pants pocket, Mejia told deputies, so he left the front yard. After Mejia reached his garage, two houses away, he heard three shots fired, he told deputies.

Rodriguez said he fired three shots "in order to scare" Mejia, the arrest report said.

Rodriguez is being held in the Polk County Jail in lieu of $1,000 bail.

<p>A Haines City man was taken to jail Saturday after firing three warning shots into the ground, according to an arrest report.</p><p>Andres Molina Rodri­guez, 29, of 105 Clay Cut Circle, Haines City, is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.</p><p>Deputies said he fired a pistol into the ground as his neighbor walked away from his property following a confrontation.</p><p>About 1:45 a.m. Saturday, Benjamin Mejia went to Rodriguez's front door and accused him or his family members of slashing tires on Mejia's vehicle. </p><p>As they stood in the doorway, Rodriguez made his pistol clearly visible in his pants pocket, Mejia told deputies, so he left the front yard. After Mejia reached his garage, two houses away, he heard three shots fired, he told deputies.</p><p>Rodriguez said he fired three shots "in order to scare" Mejia, the arrest report said.</p><p>Rodriguez is being held in the Polk County Jail in lieu of $1,000 bail.</p>